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Lessons for Classroom Use That Meet California History-Social Science Standards
Elementary
Free Lesson: Chumash Way from Adventues in Law and History, Vol. I. HSS Standards: 4.2(1)
MyTown: An Exciting Way to Teach Third-Grade Social Studies HSS Standards: 3.1.1, 3.2.4, 3.3.1, 3.3.3
Middle School
High School
Free Lesson: Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle HSS Standards: 11.2(1) From Bill of Rights in Action (24:1)
Free Lesson: Mendez v. Westminster: Paving the Way to School Desegregation HSS Standards: 11.8, 11.10(2) From Bill of Rights in Action (23:2)
Free Lesson: Wartime and the Bill of Rights: The Korematsu Case HSS standards: From Bill of Rights in Action (18:3)
Free Lesson: Dust Bowl Exodus: How Drought and the Depression Took Their Toll HSS Standards: 11.6(3) From Bill of Rights in Action (21:3)
Free Lesson: Issues of Unauthorized Immigration HSS Standards: 11.9(4), 11.11(1) From Educating About Immigration
Free Lesson: Local Police and Immigration Law: The Case of Special Order 40 HSS Standards: 11.9(7), 11.11(1), 12.7(7) From Educating About Immigration
People v. Kendall: A Mock Trial Manslaughter, Illegal Contest of Speed, and first amendment Freedom of Speech and Association HSS Standards: 12.5(1) Connect to California Mock Trial
People v. Martin: A Mock Trial Murder, Cheating, and Fifth Amendment Protection Against Self-Incrimination HSS Standards: 12.5(1) Connect to California Mock Trial
California v. Greenwood: A Moot Court Fourth Amendment Protection From Unlawful Search and Seizure HSS Standards: 12.5(1) Connect to Courtroom to Classroom
Welcome to MyTown, a social studies program for California third graders that addresses over half of the Grade Three History-Social Science Standards. MyTown can be used with a whole class of students or can be set up as a center in your classroom. On this site you will find resources that support the curriculum materials. To purchase the MyTown curriculum,